San Antonio Steals De'Aaron Fox - Wemby’s Perfect Running Mate? | The Bill Simmons Podcast

The Ringer's Bill Simmons and Kirk Goldsberry discuss the De'Aaron Fox trade to the Spurs.
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[@whatabouttob9749]

Spurs kept their best 8 players and all of atlanta's firsts. Insane. Best trade in franchise history. Still enough gunpowder to add another star if they desire

[@sinastir7688]

@@whatabouttob9749 Maybe Giannis or Edwards.

[@evanfromindiana-hm2qi]

@@sinastir7688 😂😂 wat u smoking on cuh

[@shane1899]

​@evanfromindiana-hm2qi the mavs traded doncic for nothing.... do you really think anything is out of the realm of possibility.

[@AS-wk2xu]

You think they have enough draft capital to trade up for Flagg?

[@TontoEpstein]

@@whatabouttob9749 Not even close. I'm certain there are plenty more if I bother to take several minutes to think about it, but the trade to get Kawhi Leonard from Indiana wasn't even in the same universe as this trade.

[@tommygun80127]

Spurs GM Brian Wright- "The game is chess, not checkers." Mavericks GM Nico Harrison- "What is chess?"

[@elijahwood9310]

*Nico Harrison: What’s checkers?

[@44Andre]

Mavericks GM: What is a game?

[@andremiller1566]

Wemby can't remotely outperform AD/Lively/Gafford. Fox vs Kyrie is interesting. Mavs over Spurs for the next 3 years at least.

[@TheJC0203]

@@andremiller1566 one is for the future, one is full of old men who get hurt all the time.

[@andremiller1566]

@TheJC0203 Lively and Gafford are early 20s. So is Max Christie and PJ Washington and others.

[@MaelstromEnergy]

An underrated benefit of this for the Spurs is that Fox will take a lot of the offensive burden off Wemby's hands. He usually has to be the best offensive AND defensive player for us to have a chance to win. This has led to him being gassed in the 4th.

[@kwakumadridista1916]

That sucks though, defensively his floor is already so high, I don't want him turning into a Gobert type player Offense why was he wsa so hyped, the handling, the shooting, the interior dominance Go get some switchable size, shooting and rebounding on this team asap

[@theheebs100]

@kwakumadridista1916 Wemby is going to be better on offense when he is initiating less and playing in the flow of an offense. He is a player that you can give the ball to on possessions, but opportunistically taking advantage of his size more is going to skyrocket his efficiency and ability to give 32 full minutes.

[@justinphilipnash]

@@MaelstromEnergy Fox has been dealing with an injured hand. Also he has complained about having to do too much all year. Monk Keegan Sabonis DeMar have all stepped up to ease Fox's load and yet he still struggled, made costly mistakes at end of game situations all the time. Sabonis is an underrated MVP candidate averaging nearly triple double numbers nightly. Don't call these Kings Chicago Bulls 2.0 Not to mention Keegan and Keon Ellis coming to form. I feel like now that this Fox distraction is over, the Kings can get back to work and they are going to start winning again.

[@MaxWakia]

I read that Fox wanted to be with Wemby , in part, to cut down on wear and tear on his body. He's no longer going to get used nearly as much, and it will add time to the length of his career.

[@Najdorf_]

And he doesn't have to play 37 mins per game, thus prolonging his career

[@rickycoe3058]

Thank you for actually telling me in the first 30 seconds who’s in the trade. ESPN did a 10 min vid and somehow managed to not reveal that information once.

[@jumpersforjesus]

And sportscenter came out and said "including this years Hornets first", without ever clearing up that that pick will probably end up being 2 second round picks instead.

[@MaysMusic1]

Because without the information there’s ZERO reason to watch.. they gotta keep you waiting for it 🤣

[@untexan]

ESPN is pushing their talking heads, information doesn’t matter

[@Ajl2124]

@@jumpersforjesus it’s bc they don’t know what’s going on. They’re just there to yap

[@djacks247]

10:00 Simmons got a HoF eater in his house. Lucky man.

[@richardstiff8192]

good lord

[@benn746]

lmao. I was gonna say how does he mention Hall of Fame eater and house in the same sentence without actually mentioning House. But yeah. This is much better.

[@EazyyMuthuLovinnE]

@@benn746 different type of eater my boy 🤣🤣

[@josereyes1148]

This is what I love. Teams making moves to compete. This is fun time in NBA.

[@Somestuffgood]

I will miss Tre Jones who was a super positive kid. But I cannot believe we didn’t give up more for Fox.

[@lunarblackstar1]

Spurs are so smart snd show so much patience. Amazing organization

[@TheeRobertPhoenix]

Popps has to wake up everyday with Trump as president. Couldn't have happened to a better guy.

[@JeffBird86]

Even in a rebuild the San Antonio Spurs continue to show they’re still a top 3 organization in the nba. They didn’t have to give up Castle , Vassell, Johnson or Scohan. Sure they gave up some draft capital but it was with some other teams picks and only one of their picks. They didn’t even have to give up the hawks unprotected picks.

[@Beau838]

Top 3 organization that hasn’t been out of the 1st round in nearly a decade lmao. Settle down.

[@JeffBird86]

@ that’s not the point.

[@Hyoma5]

Y'all are sleeping on Stephon Castle. He is a future all-star

[@Juggajay7]

@@Hyoma5 genuinely sad that Castle won’t get the chance to be a full time point guard for the foreseeable future

[@THE_BEAR_JEW]

@@Juggajay7 It's not a bad thing he's learning from CP3 though. Outside of learning from Stockton, Magic, Payton, or IT... that's about as good as it gets.

[@ryanmontague3377]

He would have to turn into like Jalen Willams for that to happen but none the less he's a great role player

[@t4d0W]

@@Juggajay7 I mean he can still shine as a secondary/tertiary playmaker. Like you fools think a team can only live with one real play maker Fuck the Warriors at one point had 2-4 guys who can playmake.

[@htown11465]

@@Juggajay7 you don’t think they’d run fox and castle?

[@sergioserratos4531]

Great trade by the spurs! Excited to see fox and Wemby!

[@jaybs5380]

One Texas team is definitely doing better than the other 🤣

[@kelleywhitehurst3180]

Right, the Mavericks and Rockets are better than the Spurs.

[@andremiller1566]

​@kelleywhitehurst3180 Exactly. Spurs are interesting but easily behind the Rockets and Mavs.

[@jordyrodriguez7203]

​@@kelleywhitehurst3180 For this season and it becomes questionable next season

[@aidanshaughnessy2929]

Just you wait …. Spurs are comin

[@andremiller1566]

@@aidanshaughnessy2929 If they get Cam Johnson from Brooklyn, maybe that changes things. But for now, 3rd in Texas.

[@KobaniacMinded]

10:00 - 10:07 bill knew exactly what he said 😂😂😂

[@mjimenez4667]

ATL had the 11th best odds to land the #1 pick (mightve been 13th) in this past draft and they jumped to #1... Spurs fan here hoping lightning strikes twice lol

[@shane1899]

Struck 3 times in the same place when lebron left the cavs for the miami....

[@kwakumadridista1916]

AJ Dybantsa 2026>>>>>

[@TheFrenchMan666]

I take a top 5 ATL pick

[@mortystraphouse5077]

the thing is to try and curtail tanking they made the lottery a complete casino, so u never know now what can happen

[@ryanmacintyre2836]

Was legit stalking your account for this post for hours

[@TRENTBLOVE30]

The refresh button has copped a hiding the past 30hours, I love bball and the NBA more than 100 times more than football but also still hanging for Props pod with Sal and more East Coast Bias

[@MeTa4XReaL]

Welcome to San Antonio I'm ecstatic. Fox, Wemby, Castle. Possibly a new big 3 and the Spurs kept Vassell, Sochan, and KJ. I wonder if they're are done or making more moves. But great start... Go Spurs Go🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@sh00ner]

If the Hawks sink in any significant way the rest of the season, the Spurs are going to be fucking terrifying depending who they draft now.

[@PattyTheBaddy]

@@sh00ner cooper flagg or Ace Bailey on the table

[@DMac-c5s]

@@PattyTheBaddy Nah the Hawks will be a pay-in team in East. I can understand Spurs fans wanting the Hawks to stink the rest of the season but these national shows rooting for the Hawks to fail and of course they love kissing Wemby's ass but the Hawks are going to get hot eventually. Unless the NBA rig the draft as they have done before for the Spurs Cooper Flagg is not going to happen because the Hawks already have too many wins.

[@mortystraphouse5077]

@@DMac-c5s hawks r trash

[@DMac-c5s]

@@mortystraphouse5077 Not trash enough tov get you Cooper Flagg you fool.

[@jordyrodriguez7203]

@@DMac-c5s hawks just lost Jalen Johnson for the season, their second best player and they were already out of the play in. They are gonna slide but lets see how far

[@tonygarzajr.6930]

This is gold for the Spurs 🎉🎉🎉

[@1utube01]

That Sac got anything is a success. SA had them by the balls, and could have offered less and still gotten him.

[@bigmansam9968]

Bulls got 0 first rounds in return for DeMar DeRozan, Alex Caruso, and Zach LaVine Reinsdorf's negligence as a sports owner can't be addressed enough

[@vlada]

EXACTLY. Levine and DeRozan, just replace Vooch with Sabonis. Who thought this should be repeated?

[@Fawnswine]

They got their own 1st round pick back which they most likely would of kept anyway.

[@DavidBaggaShorts]

This is already been a top 5 all time trade day so far. Only thing I can think of is maybe When pau came to La in 2008 and KD A few years ago to the suns in 2023. The Next pieces are butler and Beal. Gonna be fun to watch all this unfold! 🍿👌🏽🏀

[@Riles3152]

Why is Bill selling De’Aaron Fox’s 2023 playoff appearance short? He averaged 27, 7 and 5 in a 7 game series they honestly should have beaten Golden State In. He’s more than capable of being a big-time player with San Antonio.

[@GameMusic4All]

1:26 Sudden Flashback to Clippers rolling out a line up including CP3, Chauncey Billups, and Mo Williams 15 years ago

[@bookaufman9643]

If you look behind the other dudes head you can see "Sorry Dallas" written on the wall.😊

[@michaelmatical2228]

Spurs had a lot of leverage, but genuinely surprised they didn’t have to give up their own first and Atlanta’s this year. Lots of flexibility to add another piece. Great move by PATFO.

[@WildDanHibiki]

That Grantland Stauskus video still lives rent free in my head.

[@cdelbove]

this is just massive.. the team was already (most of a time) so fun, but now OMG

[@evanfromindiana-hm2qi]

Spurs need another big man BADLY to play those defensive minutes when wemby is out

[@TheFrenchMan666]

or at least the center we still have rather than sochan at 5, giving up the perimeter protection... We need to really clarify the coaching situation.

[@louisf2654]

@@evanfromindiana-hm2qi they'll find their long term backup C in the draft, they're in a perfect position to make a leap without even needing to make another big trade as Castle looks like he's gonna develop into a great two way player, whatever else they'll need to add to be a complete ambitious team next season they can either get with their 2 good picks or through veteran FAs who are gonna want to get in on this.

[@piotrswat169]

@TheFrenchMan666 Sochan is Pops Swiss knife guy.

[@powerpoleextend]

Fox being the second option puts Devin in the best possible position as the #3 option. Im gonna die on that hill believing in that. He knows his best option is with the spurs so i dont see him hurting the cap space on his next contract to stay.

[@ATDUB-ty9nc]

“He didn’t leap out in anyway”? My guy, Fox dropped 38 in his playoff debut. And averaged 27 in a 7 game playoff series vs the defending champs. It wasn’t that long ago

[@GeeElLobo]

Fox was quiet quitting in Sac. If he locks in Spurs will be awesome

[@evanfromindiana-hm2qi]

He will. He has family connections in San Antonio. He also has wemby a freak of nature… all the motivation in the world

[@GeeElLobo]

@ Chris Paul will teach him

[@chuchurasai4623]

Other than that his wife grew up in San Antonio and Fox bought house in San Antonio few years ago. I'll think he will stay.

[@TheLongWind]

Fox is banned from Sacramento. Quitting on us and forcing a trade to one team is what caused us to end up with this deal. Monk playing better anyway.

[@chuchurasai4623]

@ can't blame him why would Sac bring Derozan to add what? You guys had a good run last season you supposed to get a wing defender to help Sabonis but bringing Derozan along, when the office knew that Fox stated he will only stay if team is competetive enough to move on. Sac office F**k this up and you know it not to mention their coach getting best coach award last season from being sacked after 30 games?

[@surfingtexas]

I think Fox has shown enough clutch gene through his career to make a significant impact in crucial moments of playoff games if given the opportunity.

[@averyshaw2142]

And they’ll split offensive load so Fox can really make strides with his defense and not have to chuck up huge volume

[@Rogue-ChatGPT]

Good for both teams good for the livelihood of the brand regardless of outcome! Ratings had plummeted now were discussing NBA energy at midnight. Genius

[@VMP215]

They know most players are both right handed right?

[@mariorovira3639]

That Texas three step trip looking daunting now for teams going to Houston San Antonio and Dallas 😮

[@untexan]

The old Texas Triangle hasn’t been a thing for a long time with Memphis and New Orleans in the mix. They split those three games up among different road trips now.

[@damon-elliottredding570]

HOF Eater doesn’t mean what you think it does 😂 8:30

[@EmanuelRay3232]

Can’t wait for you to come to Austin Bill! The future is taking shape in San Antonio

[@RobertJenkinstein-y9v]

@@EmanuelRay3232 Castle Fox and Vassell? Are you winning titles with that? Is Keldon Johnson still a reliable 15 foh

[@811chelseafc]

@@RobertJenkinstein-y9vso we’re ignoring Wemby and the kings ransom of assets they still have?

[@MsMrapplepie]

@@RobertJenkinstein-y9vare you a moron? Wemby and Fox to go along with those other guys as role players.

[@damion1011]

Fox didn’t force his way out at all. Telling a team “just a heads up I’m not interested in resigning when my contract is up” is actually doing them a favor

[@MrDoit187]

8:00 yea the small market model is working when you have wemby, a once in a life time talent :D

[@mechajintsu]

Good point, Spurs are rarely buyers in trades. Last time I remember are trades for Richard Jefferson and Nazr Mohammad. De Rozan trade doesn't count because they had to trade Kawhi.

[@bookaufman9643]

Sorry I have to correct a mistake made in this episode. Kirk or Kurt, I don't know his name, says that De'aaron fox has never shot 37 or 38% before but that's actually not true. He's shot 37% twice if you count the 36.9 from 2 years ago and the 37 percent from his second or third year. Actually if you look back at that 23 - 24 season he averaged nearly 27 points and almost 37% from the 3-point line. He's definitely able to start hitting 3's at a higher number he just hasn't done that in Sacramento all that much. He will be asked to shoot more threes and to hit more threes in San Antonio.

[@snapsnap34]

Leverage is the reason Fox basically said he was going to sign on 15 months for the spurs, so that immediately brings that value down for the kings. A team would've had to gamble that they could change his mind once in the organization. which is a huge unknown

[@kicka11]

Spurs are going to make sure Luka never wins a title.

[@the.couch.podcast]

Just an incredible trade by SA. Keeping the majority of their assets, and still having flexibility to continue to make moves … could Austin Reaves be the next move for them?

[@rayzhou3151]

Great trade. They don’t even need to tank because they have the Hawks picks to tank for them. Hawks pick will be lottery this year, and a swap that might be in the lottery in 2026, and might be in the lottery in 2027. Plus have their own picks this year and every year except 2027.

[@TheMilitiaGuy]

GM Brian Wright knew Spurs were in the driver's seat. Told teams Castle and Hawks picks were off limits. But to get a player like Fox AND not have to give up either Vassell, Johnson, Sochan, or Castle? That's gold! AND they even got rid of that awful Zach Collins contract. Wright wins GM of the Year and CP3 gets to stay in SA and is chomping at the bit knowing he doesn’t have to play heavy minutes. He comes off the bench to play against the opponent's backup PG. Crunch time lineup is Wemby-Sochan-Castle-Fox-CP3. That’s offense AND a stifling defense b/c of the first three on that list.

[@aumerpaz]

Imagine if the Spurs luck out at this year’s draft. To think they will have two possible lottery picks.

[@frankenviews4069]

The main knock on Wemby is his frail frame. Thicker heavier centers (Jokic, etc) will exploit this. And since it doesn't look like Vic is giving in to the pressure to bulk up, speed is the way to go. Fox is the fastest in the league. Vic's light frame and long strides will get him end to end in a few steps. This fast pace will run heavier players out of the game. It will also keep the banging on Wemby's body to a minimum.

[@nelsonanthoine6293]

@@frankenviews4069 Astute observation. Fox will help with faster play. Both the Kings and Spurs, but not the Bulls, will be better for next year and a half from this trade, and draft picks could make them even better. Kings needed picks, and can trade them now for a Good, defensive wing (same need as Spurs).

[@fallenshallrise]

Agreed. The geometry says if the other guy is in contact the big man has to be bulky to hold their ground so they aren't shoved too far out of range to contest the shot. Wemby just stands 2 feet away, keeps his balance and with his reach is still in range to block it anyway. Finesse and speed are his friends for sure. Also love how Jokic or Lebron will sometimes just decide to football pass from the baseline instead of running end to end. Would love to see Wemby pick up this skill outletting to Fox who can out-run anyone.

[@t4d0W]

I mean when the Spurs become a more consistent playoff team they will build the roster accordingly to match up against teams like the Nuggets with a legit big. Hell during the Heat-Nuggets Finals Bam still covered Jokic and were pretty successful as a unit at initially taking away the easy pass plays. Thing is Jokic and the Nuggets were still too good and too big matchup wise everywhere else to really be denied points even in the paint.

[@michaelcore9715]

My only issue with this trade is what happens to castle

[@RMASUPERFLY]

@@michaelcore9715 CP3 is gone next season. Castle is just a rookie. He should be okay splitting minutes with Sochan for now.

[@chrisbarnett5303]

Castle could end up playing the 2 as a combo guard once CP3 retires.

[@Jovaughnbey123]

@@RMASUPERFLYcastle and sochan playing the same position for the spurs is part of the problem. Dude is guard, sochan is foward

[@stormshadowdomain]

We just an additional decent big man to come off the bench and we're good 🙌

[@arrowzen7433]

Gotta love a good three-teamer…

[@Riles3152]

7:14 Bill, D’aaron Fox is absolutely a more than appropriate #2 for Wemby. What are you talking about? Draymond Green is an all-time great role player, but comparing Fox to him is low-key disrespectful to Fox.

[@thomashigginsmusic]

Draymond is one of the greatest defensive players of all time and facilitated the best offense in the history of the nba. Without draymond, the warriors would not have been what they were. You’re delusional if you think fox and draymond are even in the same tier

[@Riles3152]

@@thomashigginsmusic Draymond is an all-time great ROLE player. Like Dennis Rodman, Bill Lambier, Ben Wallace, Robert Horry, Michael Cooper etc. Wonderful players to have on any legit title contender if not dynasty, but these guys are only as valuable as the superstar and star OVERALL players allow them to be. Nobody would ever value Draymond as a #1 franchise guy or even a #2. D'aaron Fox is a star OVERALL player. The expectations for him is well beyond what you would expect from a Draymond Green, because he's just individually FAR more talented in ability. Yes you would rather have Draymond...IF you already have a Steph Curry and Klay Thompson. But if your building a team and need a franchise level player, No GM working today worth there salt is taking Draymond over Fox. That's what I meant by "disrespectful to Fox"

[@markv00]

We (the Spurs), still need a solid backup big for Wemby. I really like Sandro, he has size, hustles for boards on both ends, a decent shooter, and I also like Bassey. Maybe Sandro will turn into something a little more, but when Vic's out, there's a huge hole on defense. We need someone with size and get plug the paint when the 2nd unit comes in. If he can score inside, even better.

[@kam_12_]

10:03 HoF Eater is crazy Bill come on man😂

[@TheMilitiaGuy]

Since the Spurs have clearly gone “all in” and are no longer tanking this season - they still have the Hawks lottery pick in the Cooper Flag 2025 Draft Sweepstakes the question now is are they still looking to bring in an all-star SF before the trade deadline? Regardless, they now make the playoffs (not play-in) as a 5-6 seed and NEXT season they win it all. If the Spurs want to go deep in this year's playoffs, however, then they need to get rid of G-League coach Mitch Johnson, whose lineups have cost the Spurs 5 games. Brett Brown would have had the team 5 games over .500 had he been picked to be acting HC. Yes, the Spurs need a REAL live NBA coach with REAL world experience. Former Spurs player Monty Williams, who was also an asst coach for Pop now lives in SA. Hire him for the rest of the year and if he does well, then sign him long term.

[@fallenshallrise]

Spurs fan here. Very excited. Next move I'd like them to make is no move. Keep the youth movement going. Keep building from the draft. Challenge those guys. They have Harrison Barnes and Chris Paul out there as a benchmark. Be better than them and take their minutes.

[@DugSundance]

Fox was great in the playoffs. Was working the warriors until he broke his finger

[@jessedampolo]

"When you have Randy Moss you throw the ball deep" 👍👍👍

[@kchuen]

Dude, the Spurs didn't do many big trades for big names because they couldn't. They were never attractive enough as a destination. They snatched LMA when he showed interests. They traded for Lemar when Kawhi wanted out. They didn't fixate on building through the draft. It wasn't by choice. WTF? How is that not clear to actual NBA journalists???

[@K.R.20]

They don't get it. Also, they were limited with Duncan, Ginobili, and Parker for a while. Tried the Jefferson thing, didn't work. I hated the Gasol money for his age. LMA was great but then the Kawhi thing happened. Loved the Barnes and CP additions. Would have liked to offer Reeves something but then this worked out with Fox 🤷‍♂️ Sad to see Cissoko go, I think he will be good if given the right opportunity. Wouldn't have minded sending out KJ and or DV.

[@elliottsmith7530]

As a fellow southpaw fox has been one of my fav so i like the handedness observation by eddie. And yes there is a comparable/better lob threat....ita trae young and literally any forward/center.

[@virgiljoshua3091]

Spurs should trade for Cam Johnson. OKC is probably trying their best to get Cam Johnson.

[@BlizzardAcolyte]

10:59 why you saying it like one can't get a kick out of it TODAY

[@ilovewithcaution]

Those are arguably the worst draft picks the Spurs had in their arsenal

[@andresgirardo8481]

Now the Spurs spending 1st rounders in a trade. What an odd saturday night. One in a million.

[@Niam_Human]

Spurs should follow a more... Amidst all the controversy, a more Dallas, Cleveland approach I think. Surround him with Jarett Allen or Lively type with a Gafford, with Wemby handling passing and shooting with a Lively and Gafford out there corner shooters and slasher galore! I don't want to face that at the end of games or in a close out series.

[@BoggieCousins-zk8vj]

Thank you t thank you spurs

[@CurseMonstr]

I think the Spurs should put together an offer for Kevin Durant, he might only have 3 years left but that’s a good window to go for it and then you can work on another star to add once he’s done.

[@nicoalexander774]

I still can’t believe what happened yesterday! 😱😵🤯

[@bookaufman9643]

People are really down on Sacramento for this trade because they didn't get a ton of draft capital for Darren Fox but they got Zach LaVine to go along with the pics that they got. I just think they did better than people are saying. They knew they were going to lose Fox and they put together a decent package and got a guy back who's actually better on offense this year than Fox is. I don't know why people keep ignoring the fact that they also receives Zach lavine. They also received his giant contract lol 😊

[@user-fi7ju4nj9b]

NBA getting press! How do I watch a game?

[@AR-io8fv]

Would love it if the Spurs added Trey Murphy to Fox and Wemby

[@ahmarkhan7086]

Bill, please improve your camera.

[@devonsheridan8323]

Simmons gang, we eating this weekend

[@RavensNBA]

Bulls finally made a trade!!!

[@LaymensLament]

why does simmons permanently look like he got his wisdom teeth removed a week ago

[@tsngykn]

did he say "HALL OF FAME EATER" 10:02

[@NoellaScott]

No one talks about how my Bulls have been a disgrace for most of the past 27 years

[@virgiljoshua3091]

So OKC or Spurs or Mavericks should try to get Cam Johnson, trading draft picks and some role player.

[@bookaufman9643]

Is anyone else aware of the fact that the San Antonio Spurs have two guys with the first name Harrison? I've never heard of anyone named Harrison except for Harrison Barnes but then I go to the Spurs page and it turns out that they have a guy named Harrison Ingram. It's like that dude is stealing both his first and last name from better known basketball players.😊

[@ricardoherrera4042]

Those draft picks had no value. Maybe except the 2031 MIN pick.

[@lordjords292]

Spurs could use someone like Khris Middleton, he seems like a spurs type of guy.. vet, champ etc etc

[@lordjords292]

And he went to college in Texas 🤷🏻

[@thomashigginsmusic]

@@lordjords292and too injury prone

[@HarveyBlevins-i4h]

Spurs gonna be tough

[@Brickwilliams]

Fox is a 25 ppg scorer to say he is a third option comparable to klay Thompson and draymond green is idiotic, he is a number two

[@GeeElLobo]

Ye. Bill sometimes says ridiculous things

[@imsosrious]

Ppg alone doesn't make him a second option, Fox is a level below all the guys bill named as an overall player

[@GeeElLobo]

@@imsosrious Let’s see time will tell

[@pirateslifeforme]

@@Brickwilliams in the west he’s a #3 guy on a winning team. In the east he would be #2 guy.

[@Brickwilliams]

@@imsosrious bogus. Klays prime… 22-2-3 on 47% fg, fox prime 27-5-6 on 47% fg 2 steals per game. Finishing 11th in mvp and winning CPOY. You tell me when klay ever finished 11th in mvp. Just because he had curry draymond and kd to win rings with doesn’t automatically mean he’s better than everyone come out from under your rock

[@LeadersOfAFreeMind]

BI to the Spurs for pennies on the dollar and then he actually buys in hard.

[@joelarnold25]

Any world spurs can snag KD this year or next?

[@cseptember6562]

Trae young would be a better fit

[@trevorwestendorf3679]

The thing that bugs me the most about this trade is how much money was moved. If advertisements work, which you would have to assume they do or why would billions of dollars be spent on it, how did this one move generate. With the emergency podcasts. Regular podcasts that got more views than normal because of this move. The more ratings that the nba will enjoy because more eyes will be on the lakers. More views for espn. More views for bill simmons. More for tnt. More views and clicks for everyone. All from this one move. Just doesn't fit. A dumb move that doesn't make sense. It's a genius move if you want to have a views and clicks explosion. Which turns into advertisement dollars. Which turns into people spending money. Just a money explosion from this move

[@jaco2174]

the atlanta pick is gonna be the awesome wing that they lack

[@BoggieCousins-zk8vj]

Kings are stacked

[@edwells4769]

They have/had too many assets to not trade. I assumed yhis was always the plan, just didnt know the exact target. And they still have too many assets to keep it seems

[@chrissmith2651]

why cant they make a rule that you can't give up 1st round picks over 3 years into the future? it's just so ridiculous

[@ztlabraptor211]

Why would they do that ? Picks are the currency of the league and doing that handicaps teams from making trades

[@bakerownsyou]

To accomplish what? It benefits both teams to be able to do this in theory. They already can't trade consecutive years picks, that is the protection, and that's why they trade later year picks...

[@THE_BEAR_JEW]

Nobody would make trades then. The idea is that you give them your best players in exchange for picks. The team that gets the players is expected to be good for a while, so why would the other team want the more recent picks?

[@thomashigginsmusic]

Smooth brain take

[@zukeboy11yeet]

If I were the Kings I would’ve given back all the picks for one hawk pick. Idk if this trade needed to happen now

[@crablord7934]

The funniest part is that San Antonio literally threw out nothing lol. The only intriguing pick they threw out was the Minnesota one. They retained their entire core rotation and got rid of fucking Zach Collins lmfao

[@VincenzoBarbato]

@@crablord7934 zach Collins being gone adds an automatic 10 wings during the season

[@johnnythunder196]

Spurs got rid of garbage....unreal trade

[@chrisbarnett5303]

@@crablord7934 the 2031 Wolves unprotected pick is the only real asset we gave up. Absolutely absurd.

[@virgiljoshua3091]

Mavericks should also try to get Cam Johnson.

[@HamptonGuitars]

People are acting like the Lakers rooked the Mavs, but this is the trade where somebody made out big time. It just seems out of balance.

[@KobaniacMinded]

The Western conference is up for grabs right now, i just hope they don't write off LeBron, and go with some other story in favor of the Celtics... But i believe the Celtics go back to back, and giannis is traded to the thunder or rockets and the eyes will be on Luka for the next 4 years

[@MatthewMedina-b7l]

In a vacuum…Fox is better than LaVine. I will say this…I think his fit next to Sabonis is intriguing. He is significantly better than Fox in terms of shooting. The Kings offense might be better just because of the shooting. Just a thought.

[@ferrarienzokl]

Who should/could the Spurs go for at the 3 spot?

[@2ClutchCorey]

KD

[@davincerica7232]

Didn't the Kings trade Haliburton because Fox was their future? 😅

[@InfinityRice]

sorry dallas in the back lol